Louisville vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Louisville	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1918	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4639	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$1980	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4464	$6928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	61	87
😀 Quality of life	89	92
🏙️ Population	633K	1.01M

The cost of living in Louisville is 45% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 1984th and 22nd ($1918 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1684th and 20th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Louisville compared to 2 months in San Jose, United States. Ranked 33rd vs 9th best cities to live in the United States, and 164th vs 69th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs San Jose, United States

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	Louisville	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.34	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1115	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1652	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3397	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3039	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.9	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.32	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.42	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.93	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.4	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1246	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13578	$15889

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1507
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1659
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1709
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1898
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1733
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1933
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1812
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1723
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1896
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1748
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1712
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2212
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1826
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$1907
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1702
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1992
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1581
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1747
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$1938
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1750
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$2034
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1651
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1515
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1913
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1840
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1487
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1768
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2032
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1906
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2129
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1725
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1844
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2019
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1486
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$2037
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1857
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1846
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1988

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123